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77%Value For Money

80%Security

74%Location

79%Staff

74%Atmosphere

72%Cleanliness

70%Facilities

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83%

The place has a lot of atmosphere, it is a former orphanate which had its own church - now hostel refectorium.
Located not far from the town center.

The YHA in Dublin is good value for money. It is a little far out of the central part of the city, but the price certainly makes up for it.
I would recommend friends to stay, if they were looking for a cheap hostel!

We stayed forone night in the YHA and were really disappointed about the cleaniness of our room (ripped open bedding). Further,the bathrooms were in a bad condition. The shower either didn't provide a shower curtain or no rack. No warm water was available even after letting it run for a while.The bathrooms in generally were really dirty.
Also the breakfast was not satisfying. Although stating to be a green hostel, the YHA files the juice in plastic cups. The food range was not satisfying either.

Thank you for your comments, there is a free locker available for all guests in each of their rooms. If you have your own padlock you can lock it, if you do not have a padlock we do sell them at the reception for €3. You can then use it any other hostel around Ireland or the rest of the world.
Safe and Happy travels to you,
Misty
Dublin Interantional Hostel

77%

Nice staff, they are very helping. It is about 15 minuts to walk to tempel bar, so that is a nice distance. And it is easy to walk. The breakfastroom is a bite sticky, it could be cleant a bit better. Overal is it clean in the hostel. Some of the showers are broken so you have to push on te bottun te get soms wather. But overal een nice hostel for a nice price at a good location.

Dublin International Hostel was absolutely disgusting. I have not scene a hostel so dirty and unkept. There are black stains on the carpets throughout the building, the beds were extremely uncomfortable - with dirty bed linens. The atmosphere of the entire place was unsettling. Do not recommend.

In general a cheap safe night's stay. I found crumbs in my bed though when I went to put on the outer sheets and wasn't sure that my room was very clean. Most of the staff were very helpful but some were not, e.g. too busy on their personal phone call to deal with reception. It was a hassle to have to go all the way from the kitchen upstairs to reception to borrow a cooking pot! There must be a bad problem with stealing as I've never done this in any other hostel.

Many thanks for your comments, we are glad you enjoyed your stay here with us and hope that should you visit Dublin again that we can look after you.
Kindest regards and safe travels
Misty
Dublin International Hostel

37%

Located in a bad area. Huge building with freezing temperatures as a result. No atmosphere whatsoever.

Thank you for taking the time to comment. The area around the hostel is very residential with a lot of families, so does not tend to get the drunk and disorderly conduct associated with the likes of Temple Bar or the Bus station. We are very quiet at the beginning of January as most people are broke after Christmas and New Years which does make for a quiet and lack of party atmosphere. We hope the next time you visit it is a bit more lively
Kindest regards,
Misty
Dublin Hostel

89%

I only stayed one night here, I would have stayed more... very clean, great free breakfast, very helpful staff.

Many thanks for taking the time to make a comment. We are glad that you enjoyed your time here with us and hope that should you return to Dublin, we can look after you again.
Kindest regards and safe travels
Misty
Dublin International Hostel

80%

Hearing about the petty theft that was occurring was disconcerting.
However, the people, the staff, and the atmosphere made me feel at home and welcome.

Many thanks for your comments, yes it is unfortunate that there are some people who stay at different hostels in order to steal items. Which is why we encourage guests to either lock items in the lockers in the rooms, charge items at the reception or keep them on their person at all times. We are glad though we were able to make your stay a welcoming stay regardless of the theft issues.
Kindest regards and safe travels
Misty
Dublin International Hostel

60%

I would never stay at this hostel again. The staff were lovely, the location was good - in Dublin CBD but not too noisy - and the free wifi was much appreciated. But, the kitchen is awful, half the taps didn't work in the girl's bathroom and the showers were bad - no proper hot water.

Thank you for taking the time to make a comment, it is interesting how you started your comment by saying "you will never stay here again" and followed up with yet the staff, location wifi were all good. The Kitchen and Bathrooms are communal areas which we do try to check regularly and tidy up after some messy guests. So not really our fault.
We hope that should you retun to Dublin for New Years Eve that you will have a better experience.
Kindest regards
Misty
Dublin Hostel

89%

Stayed here as needed somewhere central for New Years Eve. Excellent value for money and the FREE parking was an added bonus. No need for taxis as could walk home. Booked the private room and it was adequate. The sink in the room was also a bonus. My only complaint was that the room was too warm!!! Could not turn off the radiator and the heat seemed to be on 24/7 and could only open the window a bit! Staff friendly and nice vibe about the place.

Happy New Year,
Many thanks for your comments, we are glad that you enjoyed your time here with us, although the room was a bit too warm.
We hope that should you need to come to Dublin again you will let us look after your stay.
Kindest regards,
Misty
Dublin International Hostel

I loved the Location, the place could use some sprucing up. The lockers in the rooms didn't lock and function well, there were lots of drafty cold spots in the bathroom and I got a cold shower. Meanwhile the dorm room was roasting hot. There also weren't a lot of outlets in the room, and stronger wifi would be nice.

Many thanks for your comments, you will be glad to know that we are sprucing up some of the areas around the hostel. Firstly by painting and and then a few other tasks. It has been a hard couple of years, so small changes and bit by bit we are getting there. With a building over 150 years old it does have its limitations, power sockets, wifi and heating are a couple to name a few. We hope that you enjoyed your time in Dubin and that we can look after you again.
Misty
Dublin Hostel

86%

Nice hostel,wicked breakfast room in a ex church(finally a good thing to do with places like this) .An intersting place.

Happy New Year,
Many thanks for your comments, we are glad you enojyed your time here with us and hope that should you return to Dublin that we look after you again.
Kindest regards,
Misty
Dublin International Hostel

94%

Very good location, very clean and good hot shower. In case it is raining or bad weather, you can have fun inside of the hostel, there are many things that you do there.

Many thanks for your comments, we are really glad that you enjoyed your time here with us. We hope that should you return to Dublin that we can look after you again.
Kindest regards and safe travels
Misty
Dublin International Hostel